Christina V.! I’ve no idea how long ago you posted two other photos of this adorable fluff of adorableness, one portrait and one candid after his bath, but I never forgot him. He’s so freaking cute and his constant ” 😛 ” never fails to make me smile! Please share more of this baby! 😀

I used to have a dog that had such a bad mouth ( he was a neglected dog I rescued) that his few remaining teeth had to be removed and put on antiboties for a while. His tongue kept flopping around for a few weeks before he got some tongue control, but this dog is much, much cuter. Good to know teethless dogs can do very well.

i was raised in a catholic society and, frankly, i don’t get the “God punished you” along with the whole ${feel guilty} thing people in the usa keep saying about catholicism. is it something in the air over there? not trolling, i’m just curious on the origins of the bizarre image catholicism has in the usa. only there can you hear “catholics are not christians!” — wow. again, not trolling, if anyone could enlighten us, citizens of other countries, it would be appreciated.

on another note, more up the “cute” alley, hey, we’ve seen this puppy before. cute and amusing, yes, though what’s the deal with the tongue? 😛

Thanks Ana! Yep that’s the one and only Jay, he’s now 12 years old and still hamming it up for the camera! Never thought he’d live this long when I found him abandoned in a ditch a few years back….let alone be more well known then any person I know! His goofy face and adorable personality always keep me smiling, I’ll have to make him his own website at this rate to share his photos that people keep asking about. 🙂

Hello! Here’s a possible interesting link on some background. Also: assuming that you may have watched the film “The Blues Brothers”, even John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd, presenting as urban hoodlums…the FIRST PLACE they visit after Belushi has been released from prison, is to the Mother Superior of the Parish/ Catholic School they attended as children (their characters’ childhoods); they even attempt to sit in the little desks in which they took classes. The Mother Superior chases them around with a 12″ ruler to slap them very heavily on their hands….the PURPOSE behind their further (ahem) illegal behaviors, is to gather funds to save their parish school from being closed down.

so anyhow, here’s the other article link.
Thanks for expressing social compassion! Peace.

??? this “guilt thing” is something i never heard about growing up. the only thing we kept hearing was about attending sunday mass on a regular basis, follow other religious events/obligations as required, and the such.

of course, coming from a multi-cultural/religious family (catholicism, multiple forms of protestantism, two orthodox “flavours” and reformed judaism (i think)) maybe a few traits of every form of worship was toned down a bit for extended family’s sake. it did make for interesting holiday seasons, especially for those cooking the family meals! (had we had muslims and buddists too, which almost happened, the cooks would have gone positively insane)

but even catholic-only families we grew up with (my part of this big diverse tribe) never heard of that, so when the “catholic guilt” schtick comes up in usa-centric sitcoms and whatnot, it is a bit of a non-sequitur to us.

…and now for something completely different, re. the pup’s tongue: from glancing at the thread, am i correct to assume it is because he/she is now toothless, the teeth usually holding the tongue “inside”?

wow, sounds like you had a very interesting upbringing! no time for guilt or stereotypes 😉 maybe american catholics are more prone to “the guilt thing” because of our puritanical history, and more shame in general regarding sex and nudity and such…